German phone directory business backs FinTech startup Invoice Cycle
Fintech startup Invoice Cycle has closed a $4m seed funding round led by German phone directory business Mueller Medien group.
Deutsche Börse launches FinTech-focused VC platform
German stock exchange operator Deutsche Börse is targeting the fast-growing fintech industry with a new corporate venture capital platform.
How’s your credit? FinTech lender makes it easier to find out
Toronto-based Borrowell has teamed with Equifax to offer consumers free access to their credit score through its website. Read more: www.theglobeandmail.com
Goldman Sachs Investment Partners leads $44m round for fintech business Plaid
Goldman Sachs Investment Partners has led a $44m financing round for venture capital-backed fintech ecosystem business Plaid Technologies.
Financial technology matures as government steps in
You would be hard pressed to read the news and not know that fintech is seemingly at a crossroads. Read more: techcrunch.com
How digital services will affect financial advising
Human advisers and the automated services themselves will need to innovate to survive, experts believe. Read more: www.theglobeandmail.com
DBS Bank to start innovation lab
DBS Bank to start innovation lab and hire over 2,000 engineers in India over next 28 months. Read more: www.business-standard.com
FinTech’s Bright Future Marred by Hype
"Matchmaker" authors David S. Evans and Richard Schmalensee on what happens when FinTech hype drowns out the real hope that will define its future. Read more: www.pymnts.com
Bank of England seeks to innovate services via new FinTech Accelerator
The Bank of England announced the launch of a new Fintech Accelerator on 17 June looking to support businesses able to help it innovate central banking.
China is the biggest market in FinTech – the world just...
China is the biggest market in fintech but the world just doesn’t know it yet. It is true, take a look at the chart above. Read more: www.lendacademy.com